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Pbk. Contents A dedication Foreword by Balkrishna Doshi Prologue 1 Beginnings 2 Conception to realization 3 The importance of being modern 4 In search of the city 5 Remembrances 6 Meanings GlossaryLetters to a Young Architect is a sensitive memoir of Christopher Benninger?s life in India and his personal concerns about architectural theory and contemporary urban issues Through the medium of articles and lectures presented over the past decade a lucid collection of essays emerge that testify the commonality of mankind?s condition This is a collection of autobiographical narratives and ideas reflecting a man?s journey of the spirit from America to India and the philosophical considerations that matured from his experiences His travels are not only stories of the dusty roads he traveled on but also of the passions and emotions of those he met along the wayLetters to a Young Architect reflects on the role and direction of architecture in framing a new man and a new society in the new millennium Benninger notes his encounters with gurus like Jose Luis Sert Walter Gropius Arnold Toynbee and Buckminster Fuller and the manner in which their personal passion for humanity shaped the lives of others Benninger is a stronger believer in tradition in gurus and in students and in a linage of values ideals principles and practices which have been matured from generation to generation He is concerned with the education of architects the nature of architecture itself and the role of urbanism and planning in the creation of a new society The role of Indian masters like Balkrishna Doshi who guided him in his search is a touching tribute to the Indian Guru Shishya tradition 302 pp.

Zustand: New. pp. 328.